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EPISODE · Jun 26, 2026 · 14 MIN

Why did Keir Starmer have to go?

from Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This week, we saw what is fast becoming an annual rite in the UK: the changing of the prime minister outside 10 Downing Street.Sir Keir Starmer is the latest UK PM to bid a tearful farewell.So why did he have to go, and what should we make of the Labour politician who will succeed him, Andy Burnham?

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